Poverty Rate in Orangeburg County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.4%
Rank #2,865/3,222 · #37 in SC
11th
Orangeburg 22.4%
SC 14.1% +59.5%
US 12.6% +78.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Orangeburg County's poverty rate of 22.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Orangeburg County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,862 | Drew County, AR | 22.4% |
| #2,863 | Butler County, AL | 22.4% |
| #2,864 | Irwin County, GA | 22.4% |
| #2,865 | Orangeburg County, SC | 22.4% |
| #2,866 | Bibb County, AL | 22.5% |
| #2,867 | Appling County, GA | 22.5% |
| #2,868 | Powell County, KY | 22.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Orangeburg County, South Carolina has a poverty rate of 22.4%, ranking #2,865 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 78.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #37 of 46. This places it in the 11th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.